Sawman Surname

2,034,059th
Most Common
surname in the World

Approximately 85 people bear this surname

Most prevalent in:
United States
Highest density in:
Papua New Guinea

Sawman Surname Definition:

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Salmon,' i.e. Solomon. It is tempting to derive the name from Old French saumon, English salmon, the fish, and make it a nickname, but this origin is improbable; v. Salman.

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Sawman Surname Distribution Map

PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States401:9,061,473385,835
South Africa311:1,747,66884,236
Papua New Guinea71:1,164,817109,517
Philippines51:20,247,645262,352
Denmark11:5,644,71593,155
Israel11:8,557,634182,558
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
England81:3,046,92180,371
PlaceIncidenceFrequencyRank in Area
United States281:1,793,52492,026

Sawman (12) may also be a first name.

Sawman Surname Meaning

From Where Does The Surname Originate? meaning and history

This surname is derived from the name of an ancestor. 'the son of Salmon,' i.e. Solomon. It is tempting to derive the name from Old French saumon, English salmon, the fish, and make it a nickname, but this origin is improbable; v. Salman.

William Saumon, Huntingdonshire, 1273. Hundred Rolls.

Adam Sauman, Lincolnshire, ibid.

1551. Baptised — Robert Sawmon: St. James, Clerkenwell.

1616. — John, s. George Sawman: ibid.

A Dictionary of English and Welsh Surnames (1896) by Charles Wareing Endell Bardsley

For Salman, Salmon, q.v.

The Hundred-Rolls forms were Sauman and Saumon.

Surnames of the United Kingdom (1912) by Henry Harrison

Sawman Last Name Facts

Where Does The Last Name Sawman Come From? nationality or country of origin

The last name Sawman is carried by more people in The United States than any other country/territory. It can also occur as:. For other possible spellings of this last name click here.

How Common Is The Last Name Sawman? popularity and diffusion

The surname Sawman is the 2,034,059th most commonly occurring surname in the world. It is borne by approximately 1 in 85,735,834 people. The last name is predominantly found in The Americas, where 47 percent of Sawman are found; 47 percent are found in North America and 47 percent are found in Anglo-North America. Sawman is also the 3,306,491st most frequently held first name throughout the world, held by 12 people.

The surname Sawman is most common in The United States, where it is held by 40 people, or 1 in 9,061,473. In The United States it is mostly concentrated in: Ohio, where 43 percent are found, Michigan, where 38 percent are found and Kentucky, where 13 percent are found. Outside of The United States it occurs in 5 countries. It is also common in South Africa, where 36 percent are found and Papua New Guinea, where 8 percent are found.

Sawman Family Population Trend historical fluctuation

The frequency of Sawman has changed over time. In The United States the number of people carrying the Sawman surname increased 143 percent between 1880 and 2014.

Sawman Last Name Statistics demography

In The United States those bearing the Sawman last name are 26.77% more likely to be registered with the Democratic Party than the national average, with 80% registered with the party.

The amount Sawman earn in different countries varies greatly. In South Africa they earn 339.25% more than the national average, earning R 1,043,830 per year and in United States they earn 5.73% less than the national average, earning $40,677 USD per year.

Phonetically Similar Names

SurnameSimilarityWorldwide IncidencePrevalency
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Sawmann920/
Sowman83694/
Savman83156/
Cawman8356/
Sewman8339/
Sabman837/
Jawman831/
Sawmon831/
Showman773,600/
Shewman77390/
Shavman77211/
Shabman7769/
Souwman7722/
Sawmong772/
Sabmann771/
Sabmaan771/
Sowmann771/
Shawmon771/
Sahvman770/
Sowmane770/
Schewman712/
Sowmaung711/
Szajbman711/
Schowman710/
Showmann710/
Schabmann6753/
Sävman6749/
Schouwman6736/
Zawmon6717/
Schaubman6712/
Zabman675/
Cavman675/
Sobman673/
Javman672/
Sabmon672/
Schatvman671/
Schaibman671/
Schoowman670/

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